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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Bantou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and billy junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bantou comes into the arena with Brownvillian blaring out of the sound system. billy junior will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Bantou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, billy junior!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
junior stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and junior wants it to stay on the feet.
junior fails in his attempt to clinch.
junior throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bantou fails to land the takedown.
junior lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bantou backs up against the cage.
junior misses with a two punch combination.
junior tries to clinch but Bantou moves out of range.
Bantou shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with junior but junior pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Bantou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
junior throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bantou.
Bantou slips a jab and a cross from junior.
Bantou fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
junior misses with a two punch combination.
Bantou fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but junior avoids it really well and circles away.
junior lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
billy junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from junior.
Bantou showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from junior.
junior throws a series of punches but Bantou avoids them all with ease.
junior throws a series of punches but Bantou moves out of range.
junior stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and junior wants it to stay on the feet.
junior lands with a nice combination. Bantou backs away looking to recover.
junior scores with a one two! Bantou had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bantou is breathing heavily.
Bantou slips a jab and a cross from junior.
junior misses with a jab, cross combination.
junior will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
junior's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and junior duly obliges.
junior throws a right hand that Bantou ducks under and follows up with a left that Bantou also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from junior is defended easily by Bantou.
junior closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
junior throws a one two combo.
junior misses with a wild combination.
junior displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
junior throws a series of punches but Bantou moves out of range.
junior slips a jab from Bantou.
Bantou displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from junior.
junior throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bantou throws out a leg kick but junior moves out of range and Bantou only half commits.
Bantou misses with a straight left.
Bantou with a lazy takedown attempt
and junior counters by clinching up.
Bantou tries to pull guard but junior won't allow it.
junior's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bantou avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
junior on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bantou. Bantou obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bantou is defended easily by junior.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
junior lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bantou backs up against the cage.
junior moves into the clinch.
junior swings wildly with an uppercut but Bantou uses good head movement to avoid it.
junior wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bantou has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
junior manages to break the clinch.
junior lands a jab-cross combination.
A left and a right from junior both land. Nice combination.
Bantou showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from junior.
junior forces Bantou back against the cage and clinches.
Bantou with an attempt at a knee that misses.
junior tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bantou just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bantou has junior pressed against the cage, preventing junior from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bantou jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as junior walks away with a smile on his face. Bantou gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by junior.
junior shoots for a double leg takedown but Bantou sprawls well. He's pushed junior's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
junior closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bantou circles away.
junior shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bantou working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from junior.
junior working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
junior stands up over Bantou, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bantou might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as junior accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bantou is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
junior with a nice head shot there.
junior postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
junior throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
junior throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bantou works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bantou is trying to control the position but junior postures up.
junior is working Bantou over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
billy junior dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Some wild striking there from junior.
junior swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
junior lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bantou backs up against the cage.
junior is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
junior throws a right and a left that both miss.
junior lands a two punch combo.
junior misses with a jab, cross combination.
junior misses with the combination.
Jack Bantou is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
junior throws a combination. Bantou tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
junior scores with a decent looking hook.
junior misses with a series of wild punches.
junior tries to clinch up.
junior fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
junior shoots in but no luck this time.
junior is breathing heavily.
Bantou fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
junior looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for junior, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bantou shoots in for a takedown but junior shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bantou has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Bantou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
junior throws a leg kick which misses Bantou's front leg but catches the back leg as Bantou tries to avoid it.
junior's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and junior duly obliges.
A punch combination from junior misses.
Bantou takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
junior shoots in looking for a takedown. Bantou tries to sprawl out of it but junior keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bantou manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
junior is working the combinations to good effect here.
junior scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
junior fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good work by junior as he checks the leg kick.
junior throws a series of punches but Bantou moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from junior.
junior lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by junior.
Bantou avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for junior, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from junior.
junior tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bantou swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bantou attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
junior lands with an uppercut that bounces Bantou off the cage and back into rage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
junior stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and junior wants it to stay on the feet.
junior looks to land a combination but Bantou avoids it well.
junior rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bantou moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
junior misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An inside leg kick from junior misses.
junior with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Bantou checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bantou!
junior throws a series of punches but Bantou avoids them all with ease.
billy junior seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for junior, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice cross by junior.
junior tries to bum rush Bantou with a series of wild strikes but Bantou uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
junior fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bantou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bantou throws a right hand that junior ducks under and follows up with a left that junior also avoids with ease.
Bantou takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Some wild striking there from junior.
Bantou steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from junior. That one must have hurt.
junior shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bantou sprawls well. Bantou wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. junior gets slowly back to his feet.
junior blocks a head kick by Bantou.
junior wants to clinch up but Bantou keeps it at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Horrible takedown by Bantou or perhaps it was just good defense by junior which made him look bad.
junior scores with a one two! Bantou had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
billy junior showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
junior wants to clinch but Bantou slips to the side
and Bantou counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bantou throws a head kick that misses.
Bantou wants to clinch.
Bantou drops his hands momentarily and junior takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
junior moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
junior lands a jab-cross combination.
Bantou looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
junior closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bantou. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Bantou looks for a takedown but junior sprawls well.
junior throws a push kick but Bantou slaps the foot to one side.
junior moves out of range of the body kick from Bantou.
junior swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
junior is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jab, jab by junior - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
junior wants to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bantou takes a body punch but keeps moving.
junior rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bantou moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
junior tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
junior lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
junior misses with a double jab
and Bantou counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bantou has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
junior is looking to land body kicks.
junior tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bantou swats him away and circles back towards the center.
junior throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bantou counters with an inside leg kick.
junior throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bantou.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bantou fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but junior avoids it really well and circles away.
junior moves in looking to clinch but Bantou pushes him off.
junior is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from junior misses.
junior throws a series of punches but Bantou moves out of range.
junior darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
junior lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bantou slips a jab and a cross from junior.
Bantou throws a sloppy head kick and junior moves out of range easily.
junior shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than junior was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
junior landing shots from mount.
junior with shots to the head and body - Bantou looks very uncomfortable down there.
junior landing strikes from the mount and Bantou is in trouble!
junior connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
junior is landing with some decent strikes but Bantou is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bantou tries to lock up and control but junior gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
junior lands a heavy elbow.
Bantou takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
junior throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bantou is wriggling around trying to escape.
junior looking to control but Bantou is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
junior landing shots from mount.
Bantou tries to reverse the position but junior maintains control.
junior scoring with strikes but Bantou is staying in there.
junior putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bantou has decided that throwing punches whilst being mounted is the best he can manage just now.
Bantou tries to hold on but junior pushes him away.
The referee warns Bantou that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
junior lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jack Bantou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bantou has decided that throwing punches whilst being mounted is the best he can manage just now.
junior punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bantou takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
junior looking to ground and pound but Bantou is blocking nicely.
Bantou is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
junior pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
junior looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bantou bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bantou throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as junior works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
billy junior is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bantou trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to billy junior.
Well junior has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... billy junior!
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